Liang Wudi Xiaoyan

The real Xiao Yan in history is a very complicated person, and it is hard to say whether he is good or bad.

Xiao Yan was born in a big family, and their family was related to the Nanqi royal family. Xiao Yan, who was born in a noble family, doesn't seem to be as extravagant as we thought, but he is very simple. Even Mr. Qian Mulao said that Xiao Yan was a "thrifty China man". This means that Xiao Yan is more frugal than Emperor Wendi. You know, Emperor Wen of Han was the most thrifty emperor in history. Because of his frugality, he set an example, and he also had "the rule of culture and scenery". Wendi, how frugal is he? Even if the dragon robe is broken, it is sewn before wearing it. And never wear anything, just coarse cloth, just like ordinary people. It's hard to see you wearing sandals in court. When Wendi died, there was no gold or silver buried with him, but all pottery and earthenware, a pile of junk, which made the grave robbers very angry. Mr. Qian Mu compares Xiao Yan with Emperor Wendi, and you will know what virtue Xiao Yan is. Even if ZSZSZSZ later became emperor, he was still very frugal.

Xiao Yan's usurpation of the throne is also very interesting. He made a so-called abdication in disguise. Let Nanqi Emperor Dong Hunhou abdicate to him (Dong Hunhou was also given the title by Xiao Yan, but this Dong Hunhou is really fatuous and appropriate). The so-called abdication usually requires three demands and three words, that is, if you give me the throne, I will not do it, and I will "reluctantly" accept it after going back and forth three times. It's like I'm not spying on the throne, but you have to give it to me. This is morally acceptable. When Yuan Shikai ascended the throne, he was also invited three times and resigned three times. Yuan Datou's was even funnier, and it was simply an Oscar-winning performance.

After Xiao Yan became emperor, he became a bit like Zhu Yuanzhang (although this metaphor is not very appropriate, because Zhu Yuanzhang was a latecomer). Xiao Yan killed many founding fathers, all of whom were meritorious ministers. Some of them were dismissed and some were killed. Then cultivate your own cronies. There is a worry about the usurping emperor. Since he can support me now, he may support others tomorrow. Being in the position of the emperor may sometimes be really unscrupulous, and Xiao Yan can't be completely blamed. Didn't a smart gentleman like Li Shimin become emperor by killing his brother?

However, one of the most interesting and famous things about Liang Wudi Xiao Yan is that he believes in Buddhism. You can't find an emperor who believes in Buddhism more than him in the 5,000-year history of China. He once became a monk three times. Every time I become a monk, I will invite him back. It's not easy to come back, you have to get a large sum of money back. In other words, the court will give money to the temple where he became a monk, and then the temple can let him go back to be emperor. In fact, how can a small temple have Xiong Xin's courage to control his personal freedom? It's just ZSZSZSZ wants to get some money for this temple.

You said that an emperor did a good job, why did he become a monk? It is said that Xiao Yan saw through the world of mortals. His family was particularly unhappy, which hit him hard. For example, his sixth brother cheated on his daughter and his uncle cheated on his niece. What does it matter? Isn't this incest? But it happened. As an emperor, where does his face go? Not to mention the emperor, even ordinary people have no face when they encounter such a thing.

And his son actually took refuge in the Northern Wei Dynasty as his enemy. There are often conflicts and wars on the border between Nanliang and Northern Wei Dynasty. I didn't expect my son to take refuge in the Northern Wei Dynasty. As a father, if this happens, my heart will die. More tragically, it is said that the son is not his own.

These are all personal reasons for Xiao Yan becoming a monk, but the background of the great era can not be ignored. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Buddhism developed very rapidly in China. Buddhism was a new thing at that time, and some theories of Buddhism simply opened many people's brains, which was simply "opening their brains." As a struggling emperor, it seems more necessary for Xiao Yan to put aside his troubles and learn something quiet and profound. Buddhism just meets his requirements.